A scif-fi 2D maze-like shooter with a jetpack-astronaut?

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A scif-fi 2D maze-like shooter with a jetpack-astronaut?

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Hi guys, a long time lurker here.
Perhaps I've been watching way too many games a day and can't recall this one.

I believe it was released on the Virtual Console (but checked the list and didn't find it)
I believe it was included in a collection of the companies games for PS2
I believe it was said to be very hard, contain 99 levels, and one of the bosses being referred to as 'octopi'

It's a space/sci-fi themed shooter in 2D.
The character you control has a astronaut helm, some sort of backpack. The character is relatively big.
I wouldn't call it a shmup, as it has maze-like levels. The one I recall in that youtube video was a labyrinth with thin walls and some gooey aliens sticking to the walls, shooting in your direction. The level design was less organic than Section-Z, blocky, without any curves on the walls.

I've already checked Section-Z on both the NES and Arcade - it's definitely not that title. The graphics sophisticaton of the title I'm looking for is rather arcade/SNES-like.

Thanks guys, I tried my best to be as specific as I can.
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Baraduke

It was an arcade game, but it is also on Namco Museum 5 for PS1.
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Side Arms?
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You replied as if you could've e-mailed me the title without the post. I mean FAST. THANKS.

edit: Baraduke is the one!
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NP. :)
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